BIBLE STUDY EXAM #1 DR. OWENSBY
(SAGU)
In which step of the Interpretive Journey do you look for differences? - correct answer-
Step two: measuring the width of the river to cross (here, you look for differences
between the biblical audiences
In which step of the Interpretive Journey do you look for similarities? - correct answer-
Step Three: Crossing the principlizing bridge (try to identify any similarities between the
situation and the biblical audience and our situation)
When should you refrain from doing application in the Interpretive Journey? - correct
answer-Refrain from doing application in all steps except step 5 (grasp the text in our
town, which is about application). However, one should ESPECIALLY refrain from
application in step one (grasp the text in their town)
What are the five steps of the Interpretive Journey? What happens during each step? -
correct answer-1. Grasp the text in their town
2. Measure the width of the river to cross
3. Cross the principlizing bridge
4. Consult the biblical map
5. Grasp the text in our town
How is meaning found in the text? - correct answer-Meaning is found through
AUTHORIAL INTENTION; this views the text as COMMUNICATION between the author
and yourself. With this approach, one asks the interpretive question, "What does the
AUTHOR mean?" Meaning is tied to context and is not determined solely by grammar
and dictionary definitions.
What do you look for when determining the theological principle? - correct answer-Part
of Step Three (crossing the principlizing bridge). In this step, you are looking
for/DISCOVERING the theological principle or principles reflected in the meaning of the
text you identified in step one. To determine the theological principle, first recall the
DIFFERENCES that you identified in step two. Then, try to identify SIMILARITIES
between the situation of the biblical audience and our situation. After reviewing the
differences and identifying the similarities, return to the meaning for the biblical
audience that you described in step one and try to identify a broader theological
principle reflected in the text.
, Describe the order of general and specific statements. - correct answer-- Sometimes an
author will introduce an idea with a general statement and follow it with specifics of the
idea. (GENERAL-TO-SPECIFIC)
-Authors will frequently reverse the order and go from specific to general, listing the
specifics and then recapping the idea with a general statement summarizing the main
point (SPECIFIC-TO-GENERAL)
What makes up the historical-cultural context? - correct answer-Involves the Biblical
Writer, the Biblical Audience, and any historical-cultural elements touched by the
passage itself. Historical-culture context relates to just about anything outside the text
that will help you understand the text itself. DOES NOT INCLUDE LITERARY
CONTEXT
To what should the highest priority in interpretation be given? - correct answer-1.
Immediate Context
2. Surrounding Context
What terms demonstrate emotional terms? - correct answer--The bible is not a book of
abstract, technical information, but a book about RELATIONSHIPS (primarily between
God and people).
-Note words and phrases that have emotional overtones, as well as words such as
"Father", "Mother", "Child", "Daughter", "Son", etc., as they usually have underlying
connotations as well
What is the risk of moving from initial reading to application? - correct answer-If you
move straight from your initial reading of a passage to the application of that passage,
you will remain tied to your previous understanding of the text. You will rarely see
anything new and exciting in the text, and the Bible will become boring for you.
Likewise, it is unlikely that you will hear anything new from God, and your relationship
with Him is likely to be stagnant.
How has the King James Version changed? - correct answer--There have been many
major revisions since then (1629, 1638, 1729, 1762), but the 1769 revision by Benjamin
Blaney is the edition still in use today; the 1769 edition of the KJV differs in
THOUSANDS of places from the original 1611 edition. The 1611 and 1769 versions are
literally two different books.
-The 1611 version also included the Apocrypha, a group of Jewish books recognized as
canonical by Catholics but not by protestants.
What is the interpretive approach to Scripture recommended by the text? - correct
answer--Authorial Intent (What does the Author Mean?), which focuses on the text as
communication between the author and the reader.
What are the roles of the Holy Spirit and the Christian Interpreter? - correct answer-The
Holy Spirit Illuminates Scripture today, bringing believers to understand and receive the
(SAGU)
In which step of the Interpretive Journey do you look for differences? - correct answer-
Step two: measuring the width of the river to cross (here, you look for differences
between the biblical audiences
In which step of the Interpretive Journey do you look for similarities? - correct answer-
Step Three: Crossing the principlizing bridge (try to identify any similarities between the
situation and the biblical audience and our situation)
When should you refrain from doing application in the Interpretive Journey? - correct
answer-Refrain from doing application in all steps except step 5 (grasp the text in our
town, which is about application). However, one should ESPECIALLY refrain from
application in step one (grasp the text in their town)
What are the five steps of the Interpretive Journey? What happens during each step? -
correct answer-1. Grasp the text in their town
2. Measure the width of the river to cross
3. Cross the principlizing bridge
4. Consult the biblical map
5. Grasp the text in our town
How is meaning found in the text? - correct answer-Meaning is found through
AUTHORIAL INTENTION; this views the text as COMMUNICATION between the author
and yourself. With this approach, one asks the interpretive question, "What does the
AUTHOR mean?" Meaning is tied to context and is not determined solely by grammar
and dictionary definitions.
What do you look for when determining the theological principle? - correct answer-Part
of Step Three (crossing the principlizing bridge). In this step, you are looking
for/DISCOVERING the theological principle or principles reflected in the meaning of the
text you identified in step one. To determine the theological principle, first recall the
DIFFERENCES that you identified in step two. Then, try to identify SIMILARITIES
between the situation of the biblical audience and our situation. After reviewing the
differences and identifying the similarities, return to the meaning for the biblical
audience that you described in step one and try to identify a broader theological
principle reflected in the text.
, Describe the order of general and specific statements. - correct answer-- Sometimes an
author will introduce an idea with a general statement and follow it with specifics of the
idea. (GENERAL-TO-SPECIFIC)
-Authors will frequently reverse the order and go from specific to general, listing the
specifics and then recapping the idea with a general statement summarizing the main
point (SPECIFIC-TO-GENERAL)
What makes up the historical-cultural context? - correct answer-Involves the Biblical
Writer, the Biblical Audience, and any historical-cultural elements touched by the
passage itself. Historical-culture context relates to just about anything outside the text
that will help you understand the text itself. DOES NOT INCLUDE LITERARY
CONTEXT
To what should the highest priority in interpretation be given? - correct answer-1.
Immediate Context
2. Surrounding Context
What terms demonstrate emotional terms? - correct answer--The bible is not a book of
abstract, technical information, but a book about RELATIONSHIPS (primarily between
God and people).
-Note words and phrases that have emotional overtones, as well as words such as
"Father", "Mother", "Child", "Daughter", "Son", etc., as they usually have underlying
connotations as well
What is the risk of moving from initial reading to application? - correct answer-If you
move straight from your initial reading of a passage to the application of that passage,
you will remain tied to your previous understanding of the text. You will rarely see
anything new and exciting in the text, and the Bible will become boring for you.
Likewise, it is unlikely that you will hear anything new from God, and your relationship
with Him is likely to be stagnant.
How has the King James Version changed? - correct answer--There have been many
major revisions since then (1629, 1638, 1729, 1762), but the 1769 revision by Benjamin
Blaney is the edition still in use today; the 1769 edition of the KJV differs in
THOUSANDS of places from the original 1611 edition. The 1611 and 1769 versions are
literally two different books.
-The 1611 version also included the Apocrypha, a group of Jewish books recognized as
canonical by Catholics but not by protestants.
What is the interpretive approach to Scripture recommended by the text? - correct
answer--Authorial Intent (What does the Author Mean?), which focuses on the text as
communication between the author and the reader.
What are the roles of the Holy Spirit and the Christian Interpreter? - correct answer-The
Holy Spirit Illuminates Scripture today, bringing believers to understand and receive the
